Term: absolute full energy peak efficiency
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00023

Definition:
Of a radiation spectrometer, the counting efficiency when considering only the events recorded in the full energy peak.

Related Terms:
1) radiation (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05048).
2) counting efficiency (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01377).
3) full energy peak (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.F02546).
4) spectrometer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S05837).

Source: PAC, 1982, 54, 1533. 'Glossary of terms used in nuclear analytical chemistry (Provisional)' on page 1543 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254081533)

Citation: 'absolute full energy peak efficiency' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.A00023

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